12 celebrities who went bankrupt

Apparently being rich, famous and successful isn't always that easy. Bad investments, drug habits, yacht maintenance...these things can add up. Many athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians and actors have found themselves buried in debt and forced to declare bankruptcy. Some recovered to once again become wealthy and powerful...while for others, bankruptcy was just another element in their post-fame collapses.

Anna Nicole Smith, model

The controversial former Playboy Playmate filed for bankruptcy following the death of her second husband, oil tycon J. Howard Marshall, in 1995. Marshall, who Smith married thirteen months before his death, had not included her in his will. Subsequent claims and court proceedings carried on for nearly 16 years, reaching the Supreme Court in 2011, four years after Smith died of a prescription drug overdose.

Anna Nicole Smith, model

The controversial former Playboy Playmate filed for bankruptcy following the death of her second husband, oil tycon J. Howard Marshall, in 1995. Marshall, who Smith married thirteen months before his death, had not included her in his will. Subsequent claims and court proceedings carried on for nearly 16 years, reaching the Supreme Court in 2011, four years after Smith died of a prescription drug overdose.